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Munjoy Hill is a neighborhood and prominent geographical feature of Portland, Maine. It is located east of downtown and south of East Deering . In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the neighborhood had a large Irish and Italian American population.
The Portland Observatory, built in 1807, sits atop Munjoy Hill. The East End is a neighborhood on the far eastern end of Portland's peninsula. It is closely linked with Munjoy Hill and the Eastern Promenade. The East End Community School, located on North Street, serves the area. [17] The East End Beach is also located there.
Feb. 23—Portland is moving ahead with a proposal to repeal restrictions aimed at addressing development concerns in the area around a new historic district on Munjoy Hill, one of the city's most ...
The Portland Observatory is a historic maritime signal tower at 138 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill section of Portland, Maine.Built in 1807, it is the only known surviving tower of its type in the United States.
Feb. 23—A controversial proposal to create a new historic district in Portland has been given new life. The City Council narrowly voted Monday to reconsider its 5-4 rejection of the Munjoy Hill ...
The Abyssinian Meeting House is a historic church building at 73–75 Newbury Street, in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine. [1] Built 1828-1831 by free African-Americans, it is Maine's oldest African-American church building, and the third oldest in the nation. [2]
Eastern Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Established in 1668, it is the city's oldest historic site. [2] It has more than 4,000 marked graves with an estimated further 3,000 burials in unmarked plots. [3]
The Eastern Promenade (Eastern Prom) is a historic promenade, 68.2-acre (27.6 ha) public park and recreation area in Portland, Maine. Construction of the Promenade began in 1836 and continued periodically until 1934.